Crohn's Disease & Ulcerative Colitis Support Group

Crohn's disease is a systemic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) of unknown cause, that results in chronic inflammation of the intestinal tract. It can affect the entire gastrointestinal tract from mouth to anus, and can also cause complications outside of the gastrointestinal tract. There is no known medical or surgical cure for Crohn's disease, but there are many medical...

What is the best probiotic??

Ok, I had U/C years ago and had the surgery done, so I don't know what new things are out there. What is a Probiotic? Sorry, if I sound stupid, but when i had the U/C there was only one answer when medication did not work. Please inform me what they do today when you need your colon removed and parts of your small intestines, I would really like to know. Thanks

Toni, Probiotics are live cultures (usually in yogurt, butter, etc.) I'me sure you've seen commercials for danactive, or activia. These are probiotics. But i've been googling probiotics, and i read that these commercial yogurts are not the best probiotics.
They are supposed to help regulate your digestive system, and make it easier to digest food. Its not a cure, but i hear it helps.

I have been reading about Natren probiotics. They are alot more expensive but the company follows strict guidelines which apparently many companies don't. I have also read that alot of companies use cheap strains of the probiotic but Natren uses the best--which I suppose has to do with why they cost so much more! I haven't tried them yet, but am about to order them at my local organic market

I tried probiotics, but I stopped them before I had time to really shop around. When I was at the health food store, the owner really recommened Garden of Life Probiotics. They are produced by Jordin Rubin.

He also has a book for a Crohn's diet. He was pretty much near death and did these detoxes, etc, etc, and now he's cured. (Not to sound that way, but this is pretty much everyone's story.) It also has a strong religious base, which is pretty helpful. He helps you maintain a positive outlook during the diet.

I have been using the garden of Life- Ultra and have noticed a difference, no more blood in my stool.they are expensive but i think worth it. it is also good for putting good bacteria back into the gut since antibiotics kill off good and bad...

My GI doc told me to use Outpost Natural Food brand, which is made by a local organic natural food CoOp of the same name. Fortunately, this store is a block a way from my home. I know that doesn't help you if you don't live in or near Milwaukee WI, but for anyone who does, check it out.

He also said that it's better to take the refrigerated kind of probiotics than the non refrigerated kind. He also said it's not enough to get the probiotics from yogurt. That's his opinion, anyway. I'm sure there's 20 different doctors with 20 different opinions out there.

I normally wouldn't like to get involved with a co worker, however I've been thinking about this as I am considering leaving my job. There's a guy at work who I feel I have a big connection with, it's very equal, we have so much to talk about. He shows me a lot of attention and has also once bought me lunch (on a work lunch break). One thing I have noticed is that he will show me a lot of...

I've made a lot of changes over the years and some of this includes stopping hanging out with certain people. There are some that I took a break from, but hang around with once in a while. One of them is pretty strange. He knows that I have ptsd but in my opinion I don't like the way he talks and acts toward me. He treats me I think pretty condescendingly. He also seems to think the weed is...

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